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#¤§***†~.¨ IN      THE      DEPTHS      OF     MAY. ¨.~†***§¤#
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¤¤**†††~.¨ IMAGINE IF YOU  WILL,  A LUSH  BLUEBERRY ¨.~†††**¤¤
##@¤§*†~.¨ SPRUCE FOREST,  WITH ROLLING  HILLS  AND ¨.~†*§¤@##
#@§†....¨¨          KNEE-DEEP UNDERBRUSH.           ¨¨....†§@#
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¤¤¤¤§*†~.¨ THE GROUND  IS  SOFT.  LEAVES  IN ALL OF ¨.~†*§¤¤¤¤
#¤***~~.¨¨ THE SEVEN  STAGES OF  DECOMPOSITION  ARE ¨¨.~~***¤#
¤*†..¨¨¨¨¨   PACKED LOOSELY TOGETHER... SOMETIMES   ¨¨¨¨¨..†*¤
##@¤§*†~.¨ THERE ARE  ROCKS.  BIGGER  BOULDERS PEEK ¨.~†*§¤@##
##@¤§*†~.¨            OUT OF THE HILLS.             ¨.~†*§¤@##
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##@¤§*†~.¨ THERE COULD  BE, SOMEWHERE IN THE DEPTHS ¨.~†*§¤@##
#@¤*~¨¨¨¨¨ OF IT ALL,  A CREVICE FILLED WITH WATER. ¨¨¨¨¨~*¤@#
##@¤§*†~.¨    BIRD CHERRIES AT THE EDGES, DIPPING   ¨.~†*§¤@##
##@¤§*†~.¨ THEIR LONG FINGERS BENEATH THE  SURFACE. ¨.~†*§¤@##
#@¤§§*†~.¨    WATER LILIES, MAYBE. THE WATER IS     ¨.~†*§§¤@#
##@¤§*†~.¨  YELLOW-GREEN WITH POLLEN, AND INSECTS   ¨.~†*§¤@##
##@¤§*†~.¨     ARE SWARMING ABOVE THE SURFACE.      ¨.~†*§¤@##
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@@¤**†.¨¨¨        WATER STRIDERS, MOSQUITOS,        ¨¨¨.†**¤@@
@§§§†..¨¨¨         BACK FLIES, CRANE FLIES.         ¨¨¨..†§§§@
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@¤§§§*†~.¨ IN  THIS   CASE  WE  WOULD   USE   DEET, ¨.~†*§§§¤@
#@@¤§*†~.¨ OR DIETHYLTOLUAMIDE AS IT'S ALSO CALLED. ¨.~†*§¤@@#
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##@¤§*†~.¨ DEET  SHOULD BE  APPLIED TO  YOUR  SKIN. ¨.~†*§¤@##
##@¤§*†~.¨ YOU SHOULD COVER ALL  SKIN THAT IS TO BE ¨.~†*§¤@##
¤§*~~..¨¨¨ EXPOSED TO AIR. IT'S OK TO  GET SOME  IN ¨¨¨..~~*§¤
#¤¤¤§*†~.¨ THE  EYES. RUB  UNTIL  IT  FEELS  RIGHT, ¨.~†*§¤¤¤#
@¤§§**†~.¨ UNTIL THE SKIN FEELS GOOD.  LET  IT SOAK ¨.~†**§§¤@
###@§*†~.¨                   IN.                    ¨.~†*§@###
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##@¤§*†~.¨       YOU'VE NOW BECOME POISONOUS.       ¨.~†*§¤@##
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